Tuesday, 29 March 2016

John's Challenge: I thought I was done!

So I wake up this morning and my Mail account is filled up yet again, maybe today I will figure out how to turn off Google + that so annoys me. I go about rapidly deleting them all and suddenly I  recognize what appears to be a photo of Curt. I point it out to my wife and say "is that Curt?" and she says it looks like Curt. I say to her maybe you should get the coffees so I can figure out why there is a photo of Curt in my email account.

So with coffee in hand, I open up the trash bucket in my email account, and start to look through it, I click on the link of one of the emails and it brings me to the Painting Challenge blogspot. I say to myself was that not over a week or 2 ago.....no more getting up and feeling guilty for not heading to the painting table. I had thought I was all done with that. No more guilt for not entering any of the fortnightly challenges or not finishing off half painted platoons. What is it I am supposed to be doing now?

And as I go through a couple posts, I realize that there is not just beautifully painted figures, but there are also photos of people, some of whom I vaguely recognize and then it dawns on me, Curt has made a request that we do one more post for this year's challenge. A post that not only includes our entries but also a photo of ourselves. And I say to myself how interesting this is, I finally get to see what all these people look like..............Curt's true brilliance has revealed itself and I know that he has made me go back, find the necessary photos and post one more entry!
Westwind's Empire of the Dead Line: the Tong
AB 18 mm Brits
A Gripping Beast Iman
Holmes and Watson from EotD
Battlemodel's 20mm USMC
18mm AB French Artillery
AB 18mm British Artillery
SHQ 20mm IJA Tank
SHQ 20mm IJA Tankette
20mm IJA troops from Eureka

Well there we have it, my entries to the 2015-16 Painting challenge.



Oh yes the required personal photos.

Going out on the town with my wife
Heading to the game last Saturday night, I am not really sure how I managed a smile!

Thanks Curt, and to all the challengers........what a great job.


Posted by john de terre neuve at 6:17 am
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34 comments:

  1. jmilesr29 March 2016 at 07:40

    That's a very red jersey you have on - great job painting but I suspect you've got a few more 18mm AB's to paint up since your switch from 28's to 18's!

    Great job on the painting

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    1. john de terre neuve29 March 2016 at 07:48

      Thanks Miles, no very little 18mm to paint, 2 divisions of French and 3 divisions of British on hand or on way from Spain and Thailand. Very close to ready to game in 18mm.

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  2. Greg B29 March 2016 at 07:41

    A fantastic jersey! And well done in the Challenge this year John - you certainly had a better outing than the Habs have enjoyed...at least the Jets never got our hopes up to begin with...

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    1. john de terre neuve29 March 2016 at 07:49

      Thanks Greg, yes it has been a very bad year for the country of Hockey.

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  3. AdamC177629 March 2016 at 08:35

    On the Bright side John Hockey won't get in the way of our gaming schedual... Great suff John.

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  4. JamieM29 March 2016 at 09:12

    Very nice stuff! I can't really comment on ice hockey (that's what we call it in the UK, much like American football) as my only real experience is playing NHL '93 and supporting the Detroit red wings from that point on as I played them the most!

    The figures are great, I can't help but wonder who would win if they all fought each other?

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    1. john de terre neuve29 March 2016 at 13:18

      Thank you, and the Habs are playing the Wings tonight. I believe a must win game for Detroit.

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    2. john de terre neuve30 March 2016 at 05:54

      and they won!

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  5. Sander29 March 2016 at 11:30

    Nice mix of figures you have painted during the Challenge. I am not a big sports fan, nor even a small one but the shirt does look comfortable to paint in ;-)

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    1. john de terre neuve29 March 2016 at 13:19

      I can not get paint on the holy jersey! yikes. But thank you for the compliment re the figures.

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  6. Peter Douglas29 March 2016 at 11:58

    Great output John. I especially like the 18mms. I ran out of time to keep up on hockey about 20 years ago, but in my youth followed a strict ABC (any but the Canadians) formula. You still owe me for the too many men on the ice penalty against the Bruins!

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    1. john de terre neuve29 March 2016 at 13:21

      I am trying to figure out where you live Peter, how can you cheer for the Bruins! Yikes again.

      But again thank you for the compliment.

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    2. Peter Douglas29 March 2016 at 17:42

      I'm now in Regina, but am a Halifax boy originally. The Boston Halifax ties are deep.

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    3. Curt29 March 2016 at 18:11

      Deep like a Deep One. ;)

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  7. Curt29 March 2016 at 12:06

    Ah, it's great to get a retrospective of your work John (I particularly enjoyed seeing the development of your jungle project this year) but even more I must say that is an excellent photo of you and your lovely wife. Very nice indeed.

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    1. john de terre neuve29 March 2016 at 13:22

      Thanks Curt, the second order of bamboo got lost in the mail, but a 3rd order is on the way. The photo is a "selfie' in Bruges.

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  8. Ray Rousell29 March 2016 at 14:11

    A wide and varied collection of figures John, well done!!

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  9. Evan Hughes29 March 2016 at 14:50

    Gotta say, I know sod all about hockey, and have no idea what a Hab is, but I do know good painting when I see it! Great work, John, no doubt we'll see you for the 2016/17 round!

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    1. Curt29 March 2016 at 16:28

      Good Lord Ev, don't get them started on hockey lore... It'll be the end of me! ;)

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    2. john de terre neuve30 March 2016 at 05:56

      Thanks Evan, we will have to see about next year.

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  10. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)29 March 2016 at 16:10

    Well done John and I must say quite partial to the AB's.

    Christopher

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  11. TamsinP29 March 2016 at 16:59

    Great output John. It was definitely interesting to see your Pacific theatre entries :)

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    1. john de terre neuve30 March 2016 at 05:57

      Thanks Tamsin, I am really looking forward to gaming the Pacific Theatre.

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  12. Iannick29 March 2016 at 19:53

    Nice challenge John. Enjoyed the ABs. And that sweater looks good, even when the team sucks!

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  13. david bromley30 March 2016 at 04:41

    Nice output, John! I enjoyed your work, but the jungle and Japanese were top shelf! My wife cheers for the Blackhawks but I shan't mention my team as the Sharks are still continuing to underwhelm. ;)

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    1. john de terre neuve30 March 2016 at 05:58

      Thanks David, I suspect the Hawks may go all the way.

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  14. Moiterei_198430 March 2016 at 14:11

    Cracking work John! I particulary liked those japanese tanks you did.

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    1. john de terre neuve31 March 2016 at 06:25

      Thanks I still have the Ha Go to paint, I love the names.

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  15. MrLee31 March 2016 at 11:14

    Was loving the photos and such until the last one.. Habs? Everyone knows its all about the Canucks ;)
    Also like the japanese tanks you did.. much brighter than my versions.. need to sort mine out better cause they were too "camouflaged"

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    1. john de terre neuve1 April 2016 at 08:28

      Thanks, they are little bright. I did wash them and then dry brush them with sand, but I just could not resist repainting the yellow.

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